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Jun 25, 2019

Starting Next Week, D.C. Businesses Can Be Fined $800 For Providing Plastic Straws

Here’s everything you need to know.

Apr 30, 2019

More Than 4,000 Straws Cleaned Out Of The Anacostia Have Become A Piece Of Art

One person’s plastic straws are another person’s art.

Jan 02, 2019

Goodbye, Plastic Straws: D.C.’s Ban Is Now In Effect

Plastic straws pollute rivers and oceans and harm wildlife. D.C. is now the second city in the nation to ban them.

Jul 12, 2018

Plastic Straws Are Technically Already Illegal In The District. So What’s With This Bill To Ban Them?

It’s (sort of) the last straw.